Re: computer-go: Computer Go Tournament Program

[Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxx>]

Don Dailey wrote:
[...]
> If there is something bothering you about a possible ambiguous result,
> give us an example scenario in which there  would be confusion that is
> not handled by the protocol.

If it were so simple to predict what agreements will actually do,
then why do you not simply describe it? You presume the 
possibility of disagreements so you have to handle them. All
involved entities can fail, so you have to handle each possible
case of failure. Here is a straightforward solution:

1) Unless four successive passes have been made, if both programs 
agree by submitting the same score with their successive passes
to the program arbiter and if both programmers agree that the
program arbiter displays both scores submitted by both programs
correctly and the prior handling by the arbiter program is 
correct, then the final result is given by those agreeing
scores.
2) Otherwise if four successive passes have been made, then the
arbiter program submits a score to both programmers and if
both agree that this score and the prior handling by the arbiter
program is correct, then the final score is given as this score.
3) Otherwise if in either of the two preceding cases the programmers
disagree, then the referee decides, subject to any higher instance
court.

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robert jasiek